Migration of the distal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the heart: case report

Surg Neurol. 2005 Feb;63(2):185-7. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.04.022.

Authors

Myoung Soo Kim¹, Chang-Wan Oh, Jin Woo Hur, Jong-Won Lee, Hyun Koo Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju Saint Mary's Hospital, Cheongju, Chungbuk 360-568, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 15680672
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.04.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Equipment Failure
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
Heart* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / instrumentation